A funeral service will be held at 7 p.m. today (Oct. 27) at St. Paul
Lutheran Church in Grafton for Walter H. Buettner of Grafton, who died at
his home on Monday, Oct. 24, 2005 at the age of 78. Visitation will be
held at the church today from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Interment will take place
at 11 a.m. tomorrow (Oct. 28) at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Grafton.
Mueller Funeral Home in Cedarburg is assisting the family with
arrangements.

Walter was born on Sept. 10, 1927 to Fritz and Pauline (nee Illgut)
Buettner in Ulmenau, Germany. He married Maria (Marie) (nee Resi)
Maierhofer on Nov. 13, 1954.

Walter is survived by his wife Marie of Grafton; children Maria
(Martin) Jarvi of Cedarburg, Erika (Richard) Frohmader of Stoughton and
Walter (Mary) Buettner of Aurora, Ill.; grandchildren Jason and Leslie
Jarvi, Eric and Ryan Frohmader and Eleanor and Grant Buettner; sister
Edith Opitz of Menomonee Falls; brothers Erhard (Carol) Buettner of West
Bend and Herb Buettner of West Bend; and many special nieces and nephews.
Walter was preceded in death by his parents.

The family would like to thank the Heartland Hospice Care, the Rev.
Suelflow and the Rev. Wendorf for their kind and loving care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paulís Building Fund
in Grafton or the American Cancer Society. For online condolences, please
visit